General anesthesia is a medically induced state of low reactivity consciousness ( 1). Some researchers do propose non-pharmacological treatments such as attention to environmental and psychological factors, application of electroacupuncture (EA) technology and pharmacological treatments are helpful, but larger high-quality clinical trials with longer following-up are needed to further investigate the efficacy and safety. Sleep disturbances produce harmful effects on postoperative patients and lead to a higher risk of delirium, more cardiovascular events, and poorer recovery. General anesthesia changes the postoperative sleep structure especially in elderly patients after major surgery and results in a high incidence rate of sleep disturbances. The purpose of this article is to review (1) sleep mechanism under general anesthesia, harmful effects of postoperative sleep disturbances (2) risk factors associated with postoperative sleep disturbances (3) measures to prevent and improve postoperative sleep disturbances. 2Department of Anesthesiology, Friendship Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.1Department of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.Man Luo 1 †, Bijia Song 1,2 † and Junchao Zhu 1 *
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